Famous Quotes & Sayings

Despite the tragedy, people are ready to come back and do the work.

Despite the strong rand the JSE remained strong, which showed that there was a lot of positive sentiment.

Are we going to punish the Saudis? Two-thirds of our Middle East oil comes from Saudi Arabia, and despite the ups and downs of the relationship with Saudi Arabia, they tend to be our friends.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

As an African-American, we stand on the shoulders of people who fought despite not seeing victories in their lifetime or even in their children's lifetime or even in their grandchildren's lifetime. So fatalism isn't really an option.

Samsung SDI's margins are under pressure despite growing shipments because plasma panel prices are falling sharply.

Radford had a really good run. He skied really well despite the conditions.

Profit-taking dragged the index lower. But funds are still in Hong Kong and are helping support the index despite the pressure on stocks to trade lower after the weak showing of overseas markets.

Our economy is doing well despite what is going on in Asia, and with any signs of improvement from there, it could be up, up and away for us.

Offensively I was more pleased with her than her pitching. She led off and went 2 for 3. She competed, despite all this (bad weather) that's going on. I'm proud of her. She's a competitor.

After receiving treatment from our medical staff, who have been in consultation with the medical team at Liverpool, over the past three days, it was felt that despite Michael making excellent progress, he would not be fit for Saturday's game.

So tonight you better stop and rebuild all your ruins, because peace and trust can win the day despite all your losing.

Despite the stock's strong performance in recent months, we are reiterating our outperform rating and are raising our price target from 660,000 won ($ 673.43) to 770,000 won.

Despite the sound of 40,000 gallons, not a whole lot of stuff was released here through that hole.

John Engler

Despite these hurdles, manufacturers in the U.S. and their employees are doing remarkable work.

Despite the rise, there was consolidation and profit-taking after an eight-day surge.

Alan Greenspan

Despite the rise in oil prices through mid-August, inflation and inflation expectations have eased in recent months,

Despite the rise in oil prices, some of the oil stocks haven't done so well,

Robert Gottlieb

Despite the rigid classicism of the famous Paris Opera school and company, the French have done more than their share to unmoor la Danse from its traditions and standards.

Despite the recent pickup, total investment spending in the economy is still lower than the level of 2001 and, as a share of GDP...below the 1997-2000 average.

Despite the rankings, they're still the champs until someone proves otherwise.

William Daley

Despite the progress we have seen over the last week, we still do not have the 218 votes yet to win it, ... In the end, I am optimistic we will pull it out.

Despite the moderation in refinery utilization...last week, gasoline inventories rose a whopping 4.3 million barrels.

Despite the moderation in refinery utilization ... last week, gasoline inventories rose a whopping 4.3 million barrels.

Javier Solana

Despite the many difficulties that lie ahead, the elections mark progress towards a transition to a democratic, free and peaceful Iraq.

Despite the losses here the latter part of the season, we have had a good season. There is a lot to be thankful for.

Despite the loosening of the labor markets, income gains remain sufficient to support spending at a moderate pace.

G. H. Hardy

Despite the lack of manpower on the job, they feel that they've made some significant efforts in terms of working overtime and weekends to recover the schedule.

Adam Kennedy

Despite their record, they make it tough on you. Everybody in this league comes to play, especially now. They understand the stakes for us, so they're not laying down.

Despite the firmness of the statement by the North Korean Foreign Ministry, ... Russia still hopes for the soonest possible resumption of the six-nation negotiations and compromises in settling problems with due consideration of the interests of all sides.

Despite the fact there is a lot of churn in high-tech, we've seen this to be pretty steady,

Despite the fact that when Scott went to school he did very well, there is a big difference between being a teller and being a manager.

Despite the fact that we struggled so much, I thought we hung in there with our effort. I wasn't disappointed in our effort, but I was very disappointed in our execution.

Despite the fact that we had a lot of consumption, it seems to be driven by consumption of imported goods. That also sets stage for weaker growth going forward.